10 Ways to create templates in Adobe InDesign & Adobe PageMaker

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Want to create a template in Adobe InDesign or Adobe PageMaker?

Suppose you have a publication with set column widths. You may not want to reset your columns or drag out multiple guides just to create tables or gridded content. The guides and Step and Repeat features in Adobe® InDesign® 1.5 make it easy to quickly create a custom grid to structure your content. This tip tells you how.

Create custom grids

InDesign 1.5 makes it easy to quickly create a table using custom grids.

No stopgap drop caps!

With just two controls, InDesign offers precision and flexibility in setting drop caps.

True small caps

Learn how InDesign sets small caps in expert fonts.

Measure twice, measure thrice

There are many ways to measure objects in Illustrator. Do you know them all?

Drawing on InDesign

Why jump over to Illustrator when you can draw in InDesign?

Simple shape secrets

Find out about shortcuts for drawing in Illustrator.

Going out in style

Looking for ways to turn your InDesign documents into custom PDF versions? Try creating your own PDF styles.

Compositing photos using clipping paths

With InDesign you have the flexibility to create a clipping path from an image that contains paths, alpha channels, a white background, or a transparent background.

Merge records with a publication

Say hello to automation and goodbye to tedium. The new Data Merge feature in PageMaker allows you to funnel a mass number of records through a single publication.

Hyperlinking documents in PageMaker

Use these supertips when you want to add links to your Adobe PageMaker 7.0 online documents.

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